resent as it doesn't look like it went the first time.

just a bizarre concept that occurred to me last night.
      Shinji is dissolved in the LCL, and instead of the
body suddenly appearing, they manage to capture
the mind/soul. Rei has "spares" so when he wakes
up in the hospital (which should be a _familiar_ ceiling by now)
he finds they've put him in one of those...

what would be really bad is what Gendo's plans would
 change to/be rewritten as. this could be played for laughs
 as sick/twisted, or even a darkfic. 
someone more familiar with Eva than me should write
 this one. all i've seen are the commercial releases and read
 a synopsis on the web of the end. (which may or may not
 have been accurate anyway.)